Chapter 908 Liang Family: No House, No Confidence
Liang threw off the covers and got out of bed. She first pulled out a pottery jar from under the bed, then reached inside and pulled out a small cloth bag.
She then ran to the wardrobe, pushed all the clothes aside, and took out a small box.
Then he got up and walked to the rafters, glanced at the basket hanging there, moved a stool over, stepped on it, and reached into the basket to take out a dusty cloth bag.
Then they found another box in the trunk behind the bed.
Finally, take out a slightly smaller cloth bag from under the pillow.
Lu Sanzhu was completely stunned, watching as Liang Shi busied herself placing the cloth bag and box on the bed, opening them, and pouring out a pile of loose silver.
He opened his mouth, "You, you've hidden it in so many places? If you had a hundred taels later, wouldn't the whole room be a place to hide silver? Aren't you afraid you'll forget about it?"
Madam Liang glanced at him and said, "This is money, how could I forget it? Quick, count it."
Lu Sanzhu immediately disregarded everything else, quickly sat cross-legged, and gathered the silver on the bed.
He counted very carefully, twice, before excitedly saying, "There really are forty-six taels! This is the first time I've ever touched so much silver."
Liang leaned closer, crossed her legs, and said, "So let's buy a house."
Lu Sanzhu frowned. "Forty-six taels isn't enough."
"Shall we borrow some from Ayu?"
Lu Sanzhu was a little scared. "I dare not."
Liang wanted to beat him to death, "How can you be such a coward?"
The couple had tried to borrow money from others before, though most of the time they couldn't. Lu Sanzhu could ask the eldest son's wife, the fourth sister, or even the old lady, but he was apprehensive when facing A Yu.
He looked up at Madam Liang and said, "How about we just forget about it? If we buy a house, we'll have to tighten our belts and won't even be able to enjoy our meals. It's not worth it."
“What do you know?” Liang said angrily. “This isn’t our own house, so it’s inconvenient for everything. Just a few days ago, the landlord of the house across the street raised the rent by thirty coins. And the month before last, the landlord of the house at the end of the alley said that his son was dividing the family property and there wasn’t enough room, so he had to take the house back. He paid some money and kicked the tenants out. That family had nowhere to stay that night, and it was still cold then. The child even got sick from the cold.”
At that time, Ms. Liang felt insecure about renting a house.
Especially after the news of Ayu's exile spread, their landlord came over twice, making it clear that he wanted to cause trouble and kick them out, and even said that the house was dilapidated and different from before.
If it weren't for Liang's own fiery and unreasonable nature, they might have been kicked out as well.
Lu Sanzhu really didn't know about this, and was about to roll up his sleeves, "How could the landlord be so dishonest? I'll settle the score with him tomorrow."
"No rush, let's talk about buying a house first. I've inquired, and smaller houses around here cost about 180 taels, while slightly larger ones..."
"Hiccup." Lu Sanzhu hiccuped.
They only had forty-six taels of silver in total, and you dare to dream of one hundred and eighty taels?
But Liang seemed determined to buy the house, and Lu Sanzhu suddenly felt immense pressure. The meat he ate that night couldn't fill the void in his heart.
That night, Lu Sanzhu and his wife tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Daya, who was also traumatized, was also unable to sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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